# NTSB LAX84LA324: Cessna 152, N5190B, Mesa, AZ, May 30, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 30, 1984, 06:40 local (13:40 UTC)
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Coordinates: 33.429031, -111.709281 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4290&lon=-111.7093&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 24289
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX84LA324
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/24289/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA324

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, landing
  - touch-and-go - initiated, pilot in command
  - go-around - attempted, pilot in command
  - rudder - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PLT ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR A TOUCH-&-GO LANDING. DURING TOUCHDOWN, THE ACFT BOUNCED. HE APPLIED FULL POWER & MOVED THE FLAP SELECTOR TO THE 'UP' POSITION, BUT THE ACFT YAWED TO THE LEFT. IT VEERED OFF THE RWY, TRAVELED ONTO A GRADED DOWNSLOPING AREA & NOSED OVER. THE STUDENT'S INSTRUCTOR DID NOT SEE THE ACCIDENT, BUT BELIEVED THAT HE MAY HAVE USED INSUFFICIENT RUDDER TO COUNTERACT THE ENG'S TORQUE DURING THE GO-AROUND.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5190B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5190B-2018-07-19), registration cancelled 2018-07-19, S/N 15283798, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15283798
- Airframe hours: 1820
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Robert J. Straubinger
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: 100 hour, March 3, 1984, 80 hours before
- Departed: FFZ, MESA, AZ
- Destination: FFZ, MESA, AZ
- Airport: FFZ, Falcon Field, runway 4L, 3,800 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 53; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 28 total, 28 in this make and model, 8 as pilot in command, 28 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 20° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 20,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 82 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: FFZ

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840530019759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840530019759A), May 30, 1984: Cessna 152, Mesa, AZ, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control during takeoff portion of touch and go landing.

## Other investigations on N5190B (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA98LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA029), Nov 2, 1997: Cessna 152 (N5190B), Eugene, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to refuel which subsequently led to fuel exhaustion.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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